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Handguns In America

Handguns in America

To ban handguns would be unconstitutional. Many people today argue that the reason the United States is leading the world in Homicides, is because of the constitutional right to bare arms. But it's not the guns that are killing; it's the culture, the mentalities of the people, and the laws. Yes it is true that if there were no guns there would be fewer deaths. However this is due to the small number of accidental deaths. If all the guns were magically taken out of the world, people would find other ways to kill. Before the days of guns men were killed with swords. According to Historian Tim Courrejou, It is believed that the percentage of people killed with swords in non-war situations during the middle-ages is higher than the percentage of people killed today by guns in non-war situations. The reason for this is because of cultural differences.
In today's world America leads the world in the number of homicides each year. The reason for this is because of......


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